Report on Justice-seeking

Following The Salvation Army's recent involvement in the Strangers into Citizens campaign, a report has been compiled by The Salvation Army in Stepney and Stratford with reflections for future engagement. It can be downloaded here. Our hope is that this report may open up future conversations within the movement about the way in which we seek to engage with justice issues. Comments welcome...

Send the Fire!

A week of prayer amongst churches in Tower Hamlets will begin this Sunday. The theme of the week is 'Send the Fire' taken from the song written by Salvation Army Founder William Booth.

A prayer room will be hosted by various churches around the borough from 9am until 9pm every day. Individuals can book an hour of prayer at any of the venues listed below during the week. Each evening, a different church will lead a joint time of prayer from 7-9pm. We will be leading on Saturday 30th May at Quaystone Church on the Isle of Dogs. The whole week will finish on Sunday 31 May (Festival of Pentecost)with a celebration at Christ Church Spitalfields from 6-8pm in conjunction with the Global Day of Prayer.

Strangers into Citizens links

A few links to do with Strangers into Citizens with reports, videos and photos of our involvement:

Great video of the rally made by Roz Lynch who is the Youth Worker at Poplar Salvation Army:



Full page article in Salvation Army newspaper (Salvationist) here.

Lots of photos on the 'Salvation Army Supporting Strangers into Citizens' Facebook group.

And finally, a report by Graeme Smith from The Salvation Army training College that is highlighted on the Strangers into Citizens blog.

On the 'Strangers into Citizens' March

Well, we haven't been back long from the Strangers into Citizens rally in Central London but we're happily worn out! There was a good turn out of thousands of people who were part of the march and The Salvation Army contingent was as good as we had hoped for. We proudly took our place in the Gospel Service at Westminster Central Hall before joining the long column of marchers towards Trafalgar Square at 12 noon. It was a privilege to be part of the action today - to join others in a march for justice and to be living out our faith in action. Of course, this is not the end of Strangers into Citizens - there's much more to be done - but it's a step, and a step I'm glad we took together. For some photos of the rally click here...